Last Updated on 1 January 2025

I searched the Internet for lists of the best Gary Oldman roles/movies of all time. Criteria included the movies being ranked, not just listed, and generally created by groups, whether teams or committees or based on general public voting (like Ranker.com).

I was able to find 20 lists of either his roles or his movies. I took the 20 lists and added all their content into a spreadsheet, noting the rank of every film. I ended up averaging the rankings each movie got and dividing that average by a factor of the number of lists that movie was on. The lowest score meant a high ranking average on many lists. The complete spreadsheet is attached at the bottom.

The movies that were on the most lists (out of 20) were:

  • Gordon - The Dark Knight (2008) - 19 lists
  • Stansfield - Léon: The Professional (1994) - 19 lists
  • Dracula - Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - 19 lists
  • George Smiley - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) - 18 lists
  • Sid Vicious - Sid and Nancy (1986) - 18 lists
  • Drexl Spivey - True Romance (1993) - 17 lists
  • Zorg - The Fifth Element (1997) - 17 lists

Here are links to the lists I used along with dates the lists were created:

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